He was so young and his life is almost completely gone, it’s like he missed the whole world. He had no guidance and was caught in that negative stigma of our generation that don’t care about anything and don’t listen to anybody. One of the things that really sparked the idea was a memory I had of a close friend of mine, being 17 years old, turning 18 next year, and getting 25 to life for a violent crime. Was there something that happened in your life that made you make such a personal album? I actually know who I am, where I come from, and what I got to do to represent and connect people. They taught me the world is bigger than Compton and to go out and explore it. And at the same time, my mother and father gave me the idea of being a dreamer. I put that same balance in my music - the balance of knowing the gang culture from my cousins, uncles, and pops. The only thing that separates me from my friends in jail is the fact I had a father.

But, I also had my head bumped a few times to finally know what I was doing. I was always that one individual in my neighborhood who was always trying to escape the influences rather than being oblivious to it. That’s something I’ve been around my whole life. When you think of Compton, you think of the stigma of gangs and gang culture. What’s the story of the man behind “Section.80”? It’s not the fact that they gave me the recognition but that they understand “Section.80.” There’s a message in there for my generation. The fact some have crowned it as one of the best albums so far is great. Kendrick Lamar: It feels good to know that I went in with a concept in mind to talk about my generation and that everybody caught on to it so fast and understood where I was coming from. The Juice: “Section.80” has gotten great responses. I actually know who I am, where I come from, and what I got to do to represent and connect people.”Īs the line twirled around the corner of SOBs, Lamar sat down with ’s The Juice to share details on the recording process behind “Section.80,” his highly praised current project, and his upcoming album.

“ the balance of knowing the gang culture from my cousins, uncles, and pops. I put that same balance in my music,” Lamar told The Juice. 2”) to its closing (“HiiiPower”), sharing childhood stories of the two most influential people in his life, his parents. Lamar had everyone’s arms in the air from the start of his set (“The Heart Pt. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.Tyga Apologizes & Deletes 'Ay Caramba' Music Video After Backlash Over Latino Stereotypes This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on. (*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings) The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation). However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring.

This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page! Section.80 collection Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. Latest 20 charts that this album appears in: Sort ranks

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